PT-2016-1695 · Microsoft · Word Automation Services+12

Published 2016-04-12 · Updated 2018-10-12 · CVE-2016-0127

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

9.3

High

Base vector

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Microsoft Office Compatibility Pack SP3 Microsoft Word 2007 SP3 Microsoft Word 2010 SP2 Microsoft Word 2013 SP1 Microsoft Word 2013 RT SP1 Microsoft Word Viewer Microsoft Word Automation Services on SharePoint Server 2010 SP2 Microsoft Word Automation Services on SharePoint Server 2013 SP1 Microsoft Office Web Apps 2010 SP2 Microsoft Office Web Apps Server 2013 SP1

Description The issue allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted Office document. This is caused by a buffer overflow in the Microsoft Office software. An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could run arbitrary code in the context of the current user. If the current user is logged on with administrative user rights, an attacker could take control of the affected system, then install programs, view, change, or delete data, or create new accounts with full user rights. Exploitation of the issue requires that a user open a specially crafted file with an affected version of Microsoft Office software.

Recommendations For Microsoft Office Compatibility Pack SP3, update to a newer version to mitigate the risk. For Microsoft Word 2007 SP3, update to a newer version to mitigate the risk. For Microsoft Word 2010 SP2, update to a newer version to mitigate the risk. For Microsoft Word 2013 SP1, update to a newer version to mitigate the risk. For Microsoft Word 2013 RT SP1, update to a newer version to mitigate the risk. For Microsoft Word Viewer, update to a newer version to mitigate the risk. For Microsoft Word Automation Services on SharePoint Server 2010 SP2, update to a newer version to mitigate the risk. For Microsoft Word Automation Services on SharePoint Server 2013 SP1, update to a newer version to mitigate the risk. For Microsoft Office Web Apps 2010 SP2, update to a newer version to mitigate the risk. For Microsoft Office Web Apps Server 2013 SP1, update to a newer version to mitigate the risk. As a temporary workaround, consider avoiding the use of crafted Office documents until a patch is available.

Fix

RCE

Buffer Overflow

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-119

Related Identifiers

BDU:2016-01021

CVE-2016-0127

Affected Products

Office Compatibility Pack

Office Web Apps 2010

Office Web Apps Server 2013

Word 2007

Word 2010

Word 2013

Word 2013 Rt

Word Automation Services

Word Viewer

Office

Office Word

Sharepoint Server 2010

Sharepoint Server 2013

References · 9

• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2016-0127 · Vendor Advisory
• http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-0127 · Security Note
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2016-01021 · Security Note
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-0127 · Security Note
• https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-042 · Vendor Advisory
• http://technet.microsoft.com/security/bulletin/MS16-042 · Note
• http://securitytracker.com/id/1035524 · Note
• http://securitytracker.com/id/1035525 · Note
• http://technet.microsoft.com/library/security/ms16-042 · Note